Christian Reimeir

Christian Karl Reimeir (born December 16, 1974 in Hall in Tirol ) is an Austrian composer .

Life

After graduating from the HTL-Nachrichtenentechnik in Innsbruck (1994), Reimeir first studied mathematics and physics. At the age of 17 he found his access to music through self-taught experience at the piano. From 1992 Reimeir learned to play the piano and music theory in self-study and composed his first piano pieces. He then studied composition at the Innsbruck Conservatory with Martin Lichtfuss from 1999 to 2006 (diploma 2006).

Reimeir is a founding member of "AKRÓASIS" - Forum for Music and Media in an Intercultural Context (Vienna, 2009) and winner of the Composition Prize of the City of Innsbruck (2010). His compositions can be heard in the feature film "Life off Limits" (Austria / Germany 2011) and "Wall before the Wall" (Austria 2013). His works were among others in Ljubljana / Slovenia (concert by pianist Gottlieb Wallisch 2013), at the congress of the International Viola d'amore Society of America 2012 ('Peri-Tales', commissioned work for viola d'amore and chamber orchestra), the Klangspuren Schwaz 2011 ('phen-ix', interpreted by the Spanish piano trio 'Arbós' ) and in the Benaki Museum in Athens 2015 ('voyage in2' for tenor recorder) and broadcast on ORF Radio Austria 1 . Reimeir currently lives as a freelance composer in Vienna and Innsbruck .

Awards

2010: Composition Prize of the City of Innsbruck

Works (selection)

1997: Prelude No. 1 in D flat minor for piano
1997: Etude No. 1 in D flat minor for piano
1999: Agmento for piano
1999: Ektik for piano
2001: Avan´t Art - String Quartet No. 1
2002: A-Ruh - brass septet
2003: CreaRtive Sentiment for piano
2004: Prelude No. 2 in D flat major for piano
2004: thoughts for piano
2005: Eva - Melancholie for piano
2005: ix-thesis for oboe and piano
2005: Deprovisation I – III for flute and piano
2006: Replica - orchestral work
2006: Liebesend for choir, trombone and violoncello
2008: Aechos for violin, viola and piano
2009: FreeQuenz - String Quartet No. 2
2011: phen-ix - piano trio
2011: aura for violoncello and accordion
2012: Peri-Tales - Fantasy for viola d'amore and chamber orchestra
2013: TornAment for flute, harp and piano
2014: x-perient for violoncello and piano
2015: voyage in2 for tenor recorder
2016: poème atmospheric piano quintet for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
2017: ElegiA - Illusion for treble recorder and accordion
2018: Valse lyrique in F minor - for piano
2019: étude rythmique - for piano

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personal data
SURNAME	Reimeir, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reimeir, Christian Karl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian composer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 16, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hall in Tirol